†Nycticorax megacephalus Milne-Edwards 1874 (Rodrigues night heron)
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Aves - Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Alternative combinations: Ardea megacephala, Nycticorax megalocephalus
Full reference: A. Milne-Edwards. 1874. Recherches sur la faune ancienne des Iles Mascareignes. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Cinquième Série, Zoologie et Paléontologie 19(3):1-31
Belongs to Nycticorax according to J. P. Hume 2013
See also Günther and Newton 1879, Lambrecht 1933 and Milne-Edwards 1874
Sister taxa: Nycticorax caledonicus, Nycticorax duboisi, Nycticorax fidens, Nycticorax kalavikai, Nycticorax mauritianus, Nycticorax nycticorax, Nycticorax olsoni
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mauritius (4 collections)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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